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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.­- The 11th-ranked
University of North Carolina women's golf team was one of 72 teams to receive a
bid to participate in the NCAA Regionals.
The Tar Heels will be playing in the NCAA East Regional May 9-11. The 54-hole event will be played at Auburn
University Club in Auburn, Ala. In
addition to the 72 teams, 18 individuals received a bid to play in the three
regionals (East, Central and West). The
top eight teams and top two individuals not on those eight teams will advance
on to the NCAA Championships to be played May 21-24 at the University of
Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

"We are looking forward to
participating in the NCAA Regionals and advancing on to the NCAA Championships
in Athens, Georgia," said Tar Heel head coach Jan Mann. "In preparation for regionals, the team has been
practicing and playing while finishing up with classes and studying for final
exams. I am very confident in their ability. They will be ready for
both the NCAA Regionals and Championships."

Seven Atlantic Coast
Conference teams received bids to extend their seasons. Carolina (4 seed) is one of two ACC teams in
the East Regional at Auburn. Virginia is
the #5 seed. Three conference teams will
participate in the Central Regional at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman,
Okla. - Duke is the top seed while NC State (#8 seed) and Wake Forest (#14
seed) will also be in the Central. Two
additional teams will play in the West Regional to be played at Stanford Golf
Course in Stanford, Calif. - Florida State (#17 seed) and Miami (#18 seed). In addition, Isabel Southard of Boston
College received is one of six individuals to receive an individual bid to play
in the East Regional.

Carolina is ranked 11th in Golfstat's Rankings and the Golf World/WGCA
Coaches' Poll, and 15th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. The Tar Heels have won three tournaments this
year and and carded five top-5 finishes.
Carolina captured the team title at the Liz Murphey Fall Preview, the
Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational and the UCF Challenge, and tied for fifth at
the ACC Championships and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.

This marks Carolina's 20th appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Since the regional format was instituted in
women's golf in 1993, the Tar Heels have received a bid in 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. All of these
appearances were in the East Regional except 2008 (West) and 2012 (West).